Mr. Benjamin Pitts

PITTS, Mr. Benjamin - Age 90, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2023, in Arkansas. Family hour 10:00 AM Saturday, December 9, 2023, at Pentecostal Tabernacle C.O.G.I.C., 401 Carton St., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:00 AM Saturday. Mr. Benjamin Pitts was born November 9, 1933 in Brinkley, Arkansas, the son of Coy Pride and LaTisha Pitts. Mr. Pitts, of Little Rock, Arkansas, formerly of Flint, Michigan, transitioned to be with the Lord on November 30, 2023. As a child he spent a lot of time with family and friends in Brinkley, AR. He loved talking about the life experiences with his friends and family especially with his late cousin, Lilly Barnes and her brother, William Holden. Each time they had a conversation they would live the joyous moments they spent caring for one another. Mr. Pitts would always tell the grandchildren how he struggled to make it to the enjoyment that he lived traveling from Brinkley, AR to Michigan. It paid off going to Michigan. There he met a young lady by the name of Ivory Jones. Within a year they were married, and that marriage lasted over 60 years. Benjamin joined the Pentecostal Tabernacle Church Of God In Christ and served there until he moved to Little Rock, AR to be with his daughter. Mr. Pitts enjoyed being around his two great-granddaughters, Khasie and Kham’aari. They would often have him tell the stories of his farm life in Brinkley, AR. He would get tickled that they would be interested, and he never got tired of telling his life story to all that asked. The Twin Lakes neighborhood where he lived will truly miss him. He was known as the Ambassador to the street. Per his great-granddaughter, Khasie, he was the best granddad. He was a smooth person, as people would say he had a personality that would light up the city. God did a wonderful job making him, if you needed advise he had it. If you needed anything he would try his hardest to get it. Benjamin worked for Citizen’s Bank in Flint, MI and as a Millwright at the Chevrolet Plant, a division of General Motors Corporation and was a member of UAW Local #659. Mr. Benjamin Pitts leaves to cherish his memory: beloved and devoted daughter and caregiver, Denice Pitts; step-sons, Dana Berry, Christopher Berry, Kenneth Berry and Frederick Berry; step-daughters, Cheryl (Hetley) Miller and Eloise Exum; grandchildren, Zena Walker, Gina Berry, Shawnna Berry, Arelia Berry, Danya Berry, Casey Berry, Michael Berry, Derrick Berry, Curtis Berry, Angella Pitts and Nichole McGhee; a host of other relatives and friends survive. Mr. Pitts was preceded in death by his spouse, Ivory Pitts; parents, Coy Pride and LaTisha Pitts; brothers, Ulyssis McCoy, Major Pride and Fraber Bailey; son, Vernon Walker; and step-son, Darryl Berry

Mr. Benjamin Pitts

November 9, 1933 - November 30, 2023